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Beheading

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v. Present participle of behead.

n. An instance of at least one person being beheaded.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. The act of cutting off the head; specifically, execution by decapitation.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. execution by cutting off the victim's head

n. killing by cutting off the head

Word Usage

"The beheading is to be carried out by Labour peer Lord Ahmed, who welcomed the Government announcement as 'a good day for Britain ', and has vowed to amass 10,000 supporters of the new legislation to celebrate outside Parliament."

Verb Form

beheaded beheading beheads

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

kill

Cross Reference

beheaded river

Hyponym

guillotine

Form

beheaded beheading

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

decapitate heady neck decollate guillotine

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

Ed Fed Fred Freda Ged

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

Ulrika fontanel Paul electrocution waupaca